Ihar Alinevich marks 30th birthday

On
May 27, 2011, the Zavadski district court found Ihar Alinevich guilty
of hooliganism (part 2 of article 339) and intentional destroying or
damaging property (parts 2 and 3 of article 218). He was sentenced to 8
years in a medium security correctional colony.

The court process
against Belarusian anarchists began on May 18, 2011. They were charged
with carrying out attacks on buildings and arsons attacks, holding an
unsanctioned anti-military procession near the Ministry of Defence in
2009, throwing Molotov cocktails at the Russian embassy in Minsk and the
detention centre in Akrestsin Street in 2010. They were also charged
with attacking other buildings – throwing flares at Shangri La casino
and the Belarusian Federation of Trade Union in Minsk, attempts to set
on fire offices of Belarusbank and Bank Moscow-Minsk and a police
station in Salihorsk.

In early 2013, Ihar Allinevich's book “Going to Magadan” was published on the basis of his diary he kept in the KGB jail.